Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 1.8.28

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स चेत्तव मखे विघ्नं करोति किल दुर्मतिः ।
तत्संग्रामे न शक्ताः स्मो वयं तस्य दुरात्मनः ॥ २८ ॥

sa cettava makhe vighnaṃ karoti kila durmatiḥ |
tatsaṃgrāme na śaktāḥ smo vayaṃ tasya durātmanaḥ || 28 ||

If it is he, the evil minded Ravana, that stands in the way of thy rites, we are unable to contend with that pest.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.8.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tta, Makha, Vighna, Karoti, Kila, Durmati, Tat, Tad, Sangrama, Shakta, Vaya, Asmad, Duratman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.8.28). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “sa cettava makhe vighnaṃ karoti kila durmatiḥ ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ce -
ca (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tta -
tta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
makhe -
makha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

makha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

makhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√makh (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
vighnam -
vighna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
karoti -
karoti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

karoti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

karoti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active third single]
kila -
kila (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kil (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
durmatiḥ -
durmati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

durmati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tatsaṃgrāme na śaktāḥ smo vayaṃ tasya durātmanaḥ ”
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
saṅgrāme -
saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śaktāḥ -
śakta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śaktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb]

√śac -> śaktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śac class 1 verb]

√śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]

√śak -> śaktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
smo* -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first plural]
vayam -
vaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative dual]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
durātmanaḥ -
durātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

durātman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]